49th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen: Special Programs

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ATTENTION:
Accreditation deadline for the 49th Festival (1-6 May 2003): April 7th, 2003
Accreditation forms for industry visitors: Melanie Piguel, info at kurzfilmtage.de
Press accreditations: Sabine Niewalda, niewalda at kurzfilmtage.de

In addition to the competitions and the big special program 
re<local>ization, Oberhausen will again present a number of smaller special 
programs this year:

THE MUNICH GROUP:
Lemke/Thome/Zihlmann, 3 - 4 May
Daddy's cinema is dead, long live Daddy's cinema: this was one phrase the 
"Munich Group" used to satirise the Oberhausen Manifesto back in the 
sixties. Klaus Lemke, Rudolf Thome and Max Zihlmann preferred to orient 
themselves around the French Nouvelle Vague. With their own production 
company, they made films such as "Frühstück in Rom" (Breakfast in Rome, Max 
Zihlmann, 1965), "Kleine Front" ("Small Front", Klaus Lemke, 1965) and 
Thome's legendary "Jane erschießt John, weil er sie mit Anne betrügt" (Jane 
Shoots John Because He Has Cheated On Her With Anne, 1968). The Short Film 
Festival will present works by the Munich Group, some in specially made new 
prints.


DUSAN MAKAVEJEV, 2, 3 and 5 May
Makavejev is one of the most controversial and original of the Yugoslavian 
"Black Wave" directors. His short films, which are often characterised by a 
blend of fact and fiction, time and again touch on forbidden themes. In the 
course of three programs, the Short Film Festival will offer visitors a 
comprehensive overview of Makavejev's short film work from the 50s to the 
90s, including, of course, classics such as "Parada" (1962), a sharp glance 
behind the scenes of the socialist cult of the parade, and "Nova domaca 
zivotinja" (1964), his ironic comparison between the utilitarian domestic 
horse and its successor, the automobile.


MARINA GRZINIC and AINA SMID, 2 May
The video works created by these two artists deal with sex, mass culture 
and history. They deliberately mix up fact and fiction to generate ironic 
and revealing antitheses. The Short Film Festival will feature a selection 
of their videos, including multiple award-winners such as "Labirint" 
(1993), "Luna 10" (1994) and "O muhah s trznice" (On the Flies of the 
Market Place, 1999).


CLAUDIO CALDINI, 2 May
In the works of this Argentinean artist, the moving image reconstructs 
human perceptual processes, emotions and thoughts. The works presented are 
almost exclusively in Super 8 format. In "Heliografía" (1993) images of a 
bicycle ride become patterns of light and colour, forming an illusion of 
time and space; "Templo cerrado" (1982) shows a loop of recurring images of 
an Indian temple as part of an installation; and his latest work, "Un nuevo 
día" (2001), is the reconstruction of an act of remembrance of murdered 
filmmaker, Tomás Sinovcic.


MUVI INTERNATIONAL, 2 May
The convergence of narrative film and video clip can be observed not only 
among the MuVi candidates, but also in our international video clip 
program. Wong Kar Wai, for example, recounts a Hong Kong gangster story in 
his entry "6 Days", featuring DJ Shadow. Roman Coppola, on the other hand, 
tells the story of a clip that was never made. Often shot on a shoestring, 
the clips nonetheless manage to discover original narrative forms. The 
program includes works from Slovakia, Switzerland, France and Hong Kong. A 
highlight: Giles Pilbrow's and Tim Searle's biting political cartoon "Shoot 
the Dog" for George Michael in the uncut version.


BEING DIFFERENT:
Children's and Youth Film Festival Special 1, 3 and 4 May
This special Children's and Youth Cinema program features films for young 
people aged 6 and over that show in a variety of different ways what the 
desire for individuality can entail. For example, for the little girl with 
the gay rabbit in "Gelée précoce" (1999); for Lotte, who wants to become a 
prima ballerina against all odds, in "Lotte Primaballerina" (1999); and for 
the unequal friends, a spider and a duck, in "The Helpful Friends" (2001). 
In addition, there will once again be animated films for 3 to 5-year-olds 
as well as a clip program for young people 14 and over.

And:
STUDENT FILMS from North Rhine-Westphalia on 5 May
AWARD WINNERS from other festivals on 1 May

And of course:
re<local>ization, 2-6 May
Art project film<lokal>, in co-operation with the Siemens Arts Program, 1-6 May
(see mailing of 4 March)


For industry visitors:
FILM MARKET, 1 - 6 May
Already on 30 April the film market will open its doors, providing 15 
screening booths and, once again this year, a total of almost 5,000 current 
short film titles. The German/English catalogue contains basic information 
on all titles and will be available online to industry representatives and 
other qualified persons from mid-April, in a password-protected zone of 
www.kurzfilmtage.de.
Contact: Hilke Doering, doering at kurzfilmtage.de


Oberhausen, 28 March 2003

Press contact: Sabine Niewalda, niewalda at kurzfilmtage.de


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